Perspectives

America’s coming revolt is in the ‘wired belt’

Will AI trigger the next Great Displacement? Bhaskar Chakravorti explores how "Wired Belt" knowledge workers in swing states could drive a massive political revolt as AI disrupts white-collar industries.

As an AI Scholar, I Am Now Putting a High Probability on an AI Doomsday: Bhaskar Chakravorti

Digital Planet Chair Bhaskar Chakravorti decodes the implications of these dynamics by drawing attention to historic crises that emerged because of a lack of purposeful direction and uncontrolled spending.

Will Wired Belts Become the New Rust Belts?

AI and the Emerging Geography of American Job Risk

Digital Economy For Inclusive Global Growth: Keynote by Bhaskar Chakravorti

At the NXT Summit, Bhaskar Chakravorti explains why shifting from ‘Big AI’ to targeted ‘Small AI’ is the ultimate key to driving inclusive global growth and solving real problems.

From Delhi to Bell Labs: The Game Theorist Who Decoded the World: Interview with Bhaskar Chakravorti

Digital Planet Chair Bhaskar Chakravorti sits down for a candid chat with the Indianness Podcast, recounting his academic journey, his learnings from global businesses and leaders, and, most importantly, the impact of Artificial Intelligence when it can be funnelled into solutions for every citizen.

Skilling and Education in AI: Keynote by Bhaskar Chakravorti

Bhaskar Chakravorti shares the stage at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 to discuss the future of AI literacy in India.

The “Burn-to-Earn” Index: The Global Digital Economy’s Economic and Environmental Impact and Tradeoffs
DIGITAL EVOLUTION INDEX 2025

From the Covid Shock to AI Surge: How 125 Digital Economies Around the World Are Evolving and Changing

Defeating Disinformation: Digital Platform Responsibility, Regulation and Content Moderation on the Global Technological Commons

Bhaskar Chakravorti and Joel P. Trachtman's seminal work granularly examines the complexities of balancing free speech against dangerous content on social media.

Getting Real About AI for the Bottom-of-the-Pyramid: Improving the Economic Outcomes of Smallholder Farmers in Africa

Will Wired Belts Become the New Rust Belts?

AI and the Emerging Geography of American Job Risk

Will Wired Belts Become the New Rust Belts?

AI and the Emerging Geography of American Job Risk

Digital Evolution
Index 2025

From the COVID Shock to the AI Surge: How 125 Digital Economies around the World are Evolving and Changing.

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